{"id":48841,"date":"2021-03-31T20:37:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T00:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=48841"},"modified":"2021-03-31T20:37:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T00:37:54","slug":"netflix-knives-out-sequels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2021\/03\/31\/netflix-knives-out-sequels\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Picks Up Two KNIVES OUT Sequels"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Knives<\/a><\/p>\n

Benoit Blanc is back on the case.<\/p>\n

Netflix is closing a deal which will give them two sequels to the 2019 hit mystery Knives Out<\/strong> which will see Daniel Craig returning as detective Benoit Blanc along with Knives Out<\/strong> writer\/director Rian Johnson.<\/p>\n

Deadline<\/a> broke the news that the streaming service is ponying up over $400 million for the rights to two follows up the all-star ensemble film. Not a bad deal for Johnson and producing partner Ram Bergman who own the property. The original film was financed by Lionsgate on a single film basis. The first film was shot on a budget of $40 million and earned $311 million at the box office.<\/p>\n

Drawing inspiration from a number of mystery stories<\/a> from Agatha Christie’s canon to more modern works like the play-turned-film Deathtrap<\/strong>, Knives Out<\/strong> featured Craig as a detective called in to consult on the mysterious murder of a world renowned author found dead with a slashed throat in a locked room.<\/p>\n

Knives Out<\/strong> opened in late 2019 to strong reviews and box office and by the following January, it was reported<\/a> that Johnson had already started in on drafting a sequel.<\/p>\n

Production on the first of the two films is set to begin at the end of June in Greece, so expect a deluge of casting announcements to start up soon.<\/p>\n

This is not the only mystery project that Johnson has on his plate. He also has the series Poker Face<\/em> set up over at the Peacock streaming service which will star Natasha Lyon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Writer\/Director Rian Johnson has a struck a two-film deal with the streamer that will see the return of Daniel Craig’s Cajun-drawlin’ detective.<\/div>\n

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